Udinese Calcio

Udinese
Full nameUdinese Calcio S.p.A.
Nickname(s)I Bianconeri (The White and Blacks)
I Friulani (The Friulians)
Le Zebrette (The Little Zebras)
Founded
  • 30 November 1896; 127 years ago (30 November 1896)
  • as Società Udinese di Ginnastica e Scherma.
  • 5 July 1911; 113 years ago (5 July 1911)
  • as Associazione del Calcio Udine
  • 1919; 105 years ago (1919)
  • as Associazione Sportiva Udinese
  • 1925; 99 years ago (1925)
  • as Associazione Calcio Udinese
  • 1978; 46 years ago (1978)
  • as Udinese Calcio
GroundBluenergy Stadium
Capacity25,132
OwnerGiampaolo Pozzo
PresidentFranco Soldati
Head coachKosta Runjaić
LeagueSerie A
2023–24Serie A, 15th of 20
Websiteudinese.it
Current season
The performance of Udinese in the Italian football league structure since the first season of a unified Serie A (1929/30).

Udinese Calcio (Italian pronunciation: [udiˈneːze ˈkaltʃo, -eːse -]; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a football club.

The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club broadcasts on channel 110 (Udinese Channel) on digital terrestrial television in the north-east of Italy. It has many fans in Friuli and the surrounding areas.